Summary of Virtium Names Gary Drossel VP of Product Strategy
Virtium Technology appointed Gary Drossel as Vice President of Product Strategy to lead product roadmap development for its memory and solid-state drive (SSD) portfolio. With 22 years of industry experience, Drossel aims to align solutions with market needs in networking, industrial, medical, and military sectors. His role focuses on accelerating DDR memory, USB, SD, PCIe, and SATA SSD technologies to meet specific deployment requirements while maintaining support for legacy products.
Parts used in the Virtium Product Portfolio:
- DDR memory
- USB storage
- SD cards
- PCIe SSDs
- SATA SSDs
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. (PRWEB) February 08, 2012
Virtium Technology, Inc., a leading provider of storage and memory solutions for embedded systems, has named Gary Drossel its Vice President of Product Strategy. Drossel is responsible for developing Virtiums product strategies and executing them through the management of the companys memory and solid-state drive (SSD) product portfolio. In this strategic role, Drossel will also align the product roadmap to the market-driven needs of Virtiums customers.
Drossel brings extensive knowledge and leadership abilities based on his 22 years of product management, engineering and marketing experience in the embedded computing industry. He played an integral role in building SSD product portfolios at STEC and as vice president of product planning at SiliconSystems, which is now the Solid State Storage Business Unit of Western Digital. Prior to SiliconSystems, Drossel held various engineering and marketing management positions with Pro-Log Corporation, which was acquired by Motorola Computer Group, and Parker Hannifin.
I am thrilled to join Virtium at such an exciting time of transition in the embedded market, said Drossel. Todays embedded systems designs are moving toward higher speed memory and away from traditional hard drive and CompactFlash storage. My expertise and partner relationships will help Virtium accelerate its DDR memory, USB, SD, PCIe and SATA SSD solutions to specifically meet multi-year deployment and usage model requirements unique to networking, industrial, medical and military applications.
“We are singularly focused on enabling our customers with the right SSD and memory technologies that match their diverse applications,” said Phu Hoang, Virtium CEO. “Our customers will benefit from Gary’s insight and experience. His demonstrated leadership is a valuable addition to Virtium management team.”
About Virtium
Virtium Technology is a solutions-driven provider of memory and storage products for OEMs in the networking, industrial, medical and military markets. Virtium combines first-to-market solutions with continuity of support for legacy products that meet the performance, workload and product deployment requirements of its customers.
Virtium is known as a memory and storage technology innovator. The company is a driving force in the continuous development of memory module and SSD advancements that deliver density, form factor, extended temperature, ruggedization and configuration improvements.
For more information on Virtium and its products, please visit http://www.virtium.com.
###
- Who is the new Vice President of Product Strategy at Virtium?
Gary Drossel was named the Vice President of Product Strategy. - What industries does Virtium serve?
Virtium serves the networking, industrial, medical, and military markets. - Which storage technologies is Drossel focusing on accelerating?
Drossel will accelerate DDR memory, USB, SD, PCIe, and SATA SSD solutions. - What is the primary responsibility of the Vice President of Product Strategy?
The role involves developing product strategies and managing the memory and SSD product portfolio. - How many years of experience does Gary Drossel have?
Gary Drossel has 22 years of experience in product management, engineering, and marketing. - What types of applications benefit from Virtiums solutions?
Solutions are designed for multi-year deployment and usage models unique to various applications. - Does Virtium provide support for legacy products?
Yes, Virtium combines first-to-market solutions with continuity of support for legacy products. - What key features do Virtiums memory modules and SSD advancements deliver?
They deliver density, form factor, extended temperature, ruggedization, and configuration improvements.
